Green Google: Googleplex Generates Solar Electricity

Did you know that Google has the largest solar panel installation ever on a corporate campus in the United States. Panels cover the rooftops of eight buildings and two newly constructed solar carports at the Googleplex and it produced 5,327 kilowatt-hours of electricity from the sun in the last 24 hours!

The Google Solar Panel Project installation is projected to produce enough electricity for approximately 1,000 California homes or 30% of Google’s peak electricity demand in solar powered buildings at the Mountain View, CA headquarters. They present a daily report of the production of clean, renewable energy from the Google rooftops.

Google has partnered with EI Solutions to set up the 1.6 Megawatt system at Googleplex.

“By building the largest solar power system ever installed at a single corporate campus, Google will save more than $393,000 annually in energy costs — or close to $15 million over the 30-year lifespan of its solar system. At this rate, the system will pay for itself in approximately 7.5 years.”

Corporates are going green and promoting activities to support climate preservation by switching to pollution free renewable sources of energy. Google is commited to a clean energy future and by investing in renewable energy, Google displaces some of the electricity demand during the times of day when it is most expensive, while helping green industries grow and reducing the cost of emerging technologies. Google plans to reduce this footprint to zero and by committing to carbon neutrality in 2007. Google is working towards a greener earth, how are you contributing?

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